Impactos emocionais e percepção dos riscos e benefícios da eutanásia em cães com patologias graves no município de Maringá, Paraná.

Abstract

In Brazil, euthanasia is a procedure practiced in dogs as a mechanism for controlling serious diseases, especially those in terminal stages that can be transmitted to humans. The practice of euthanasia involves emotional aspects of human beings and should be indicated only in cases where it is really necessary, in an animal suffering from leishmaniasis and advanced cancer, among others, both for the welfare of the animal and the environment And if it is a threat to public health and other animals. Oxytocin (sin. Oxytocin), the "love hormone," is related to affectivity, which regulates attachment and affection in relationships and social bonds. The relationship between man and domestic animals, especially dogs, is becoming increasingly narrow, especially for the elderly: there are risks and benefits in this relationship. In this sense, this research aims to measure the emotional, affective, subjective and mourning reactions, related to the experience of breaking ties with their pet dog motivated by the use of euthanasia; Evaluate the perception of risks, costs and benefits in the daily life of dog owners and in public health, proposing health promotion measures. The qualitai-quanti methodological approach was applied, applying a semi-structured questionnaire, based on the Líkert scale. Thirty-one people interviewed, in the municipality of Maringá from July to September 2016. There are populations of street dogs and it is necessary to develop public policies for the sector. There are also risks and benefits in this human-dog relationship. The results are related through figures and tables, and show intense impacts and emotions to the experience of mourning, affects the psychoactive life in dog owners, reactions resulting from the practice of euthanasia and the loss of the animal.